The Digital Magic Podcast | Entrepreneurship for Creatives · Amy Jo

#139. How to Start Affiliate Marketing and Grow an Online Business

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Amy Jo gets monthly commissions from referring people to email marketing expert Liz Wilcox, showing how complementary affiliate relationships work.

Amy Jo explains how to start affiliate marketing as an online business, sharing her personal journey from monetizing her first blog in 2010 to getting accepted into Amazon's influencer program after two years of rejections. She breaks down the pros and cons, emphasizing that success depends on generating traffic to your affiliate links and building relationships with complementary businesses.

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A simple way to get started, provided the traffic plan is real.

Affiliate marketing is presented as a fast, low-friction way to get an online business off the ground. It lets people start quickly, apply to programs, and receive specific links without a steep learning curve.

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